In one of his usual repressive actions against those who dare to maintain minimal bias towards the opposition, on Saturday, November 29, The Venezuelan government ordered the arrest of Jose Elias Torres, Trade union leader Venezuela (CTV). “The Bolivarian National Police arrested comrade José Elias Torres from his homeGeneral Secretary (E) of CTV. “They raided his apartment, and there is no reason to arrest a union leader committed to defending the rights of the working class,” she declared. Venezuelan Observatory for Freedom of Association.
No information. Once Torres was arrested by the police, his whereabouts were unknown, although it is possible that he ended up in the Sebin facilities, which are used by the repressive Chavista apparatus as a detention center and, according to multiple international complaints, also used to torture his opponents. “Torres was arrested without a court order. His apartment was raided. It was not known where he was taken or the reasons for his arrest.“Torres is a workers’ delegate to the International Labor Organization, part of the Social Dialogue Forum and a prominent union leader,” his close friends noted. 15 union leaders are already in prison“.
For its part, the NGO Provea wrote on its X account: “Criminalization of Venezuelan workers continues. The arrest of José Elias Torres is a new attack on freedom of association in Venezuela.
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The military leadership supports Nicolas Maduro
Since 2016, Torres has been General Manager of CTV During the past years, the government demanded Nicolas Maduro Requesting salaries for millions of workers who have not been able to get a raise starting in 2022.
According to a UN expert mission, politically motivated persecution in the country has increased in recent months. Various organizations defend human rights He warned against a A plan for “arbitrary” arrests and “enforced disappearances” Implemented by the government. Everything happens at once USA Pressure is increasing on Venezuela.
Donald Trump warned that Venezuelan airspace should be considered “completely closed”
“To all airlines, pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers, please keep this in mind The airspace over and around Venezuela is completely closed“wrote the North American president on his social networks. Foreign Minister Ivan Gille responded by saying that “Venezuela condemns and denounces the colonial threat that seeks to undermine the sovereignty of its airspace…an extravagant, illegal and unjustified new aggression against the people of Venezuela. Through this action, the United States government unilaterally suspended the flights of Venezuelan migrants that were regularly carried out in the context of repatriation of Venezuelans.
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Meanwhile, Venezuela’s armed forces continue to conduct exercises on the coast with the aim of “detecting any hostile action,” one commander said in videos published by state channel VTV, where soldiers, anti-aircraft batteries and rocket launchers can be seen.
Since the beginning of September, Trump has increased pressure on Venezuela Through a large military deployment in the Caribbean, which includes the largest aircraft carrier in the world. According to the US President, the aim of this measure is to stop drug smuggling from the country ruled by Maduro.
To date, US forces have carried out more than 20 attacks against suspected drug boats, killing at least 83 people. In addition, the Republican president announced earlier this week that his efforts to stop Venezuelan drug smuggling “overland” would begin “very soon.”
But according to the New York Times, last Friday, Maduro and Trump held a phone conversation about a possible meeting in the United States.
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